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The units of moment of inertia of mass are

A. kg-m²

B. m²/kg.

C. kg/m²

D. kg/m

Correct Answer :

A. kg-m²


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When a person, on a bicycle, drives round a curve, he has to lean __________ to maintain equilibrium.

A. Inward

B. Outward

C. Towards front

D. Towards back

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The maximum efficiency of a lifting machine is

A. 1/m

B. V.R./m

C. m/V.R.

D. 1/(m × V.R.)

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The maximum acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is

A. ω

B. ωr

C. ω2r

D. ω/r

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The unit of work in S.I. units is

A. Newton

B. erg

C. kg-m

D. joule

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Coplanar concurrent forces are those forces which

A. Meet at one point, but their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

B. Do not meet at one point and their lines of action do not lie on the same plane

C. Meet at one point and their lines of action also lie on the same plane

D. Do not meet at one point, but their lines of action lie on the same plane

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The velocity of a body on reaching the ground from a height h, is

A. 2.√(gh)

B. √(gh)

C. √(2gh)

D. 2g.√h

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If a number of forces act simultaneously on a particle, it is possible

A. Not a replace them by a single force

B. To replace them by a single force

C. To replace them by a single force through C.G.

D. To replace them by a couple

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In the shown figure, the tension (T) in the string will be

A. m₁. m₂. g/(m₁ + m₂)

B. 2m₁. m₂. g/(m₁ + m₂)

C. (m₁ + m₂)/ m₁. m₂. g

D. (m₁ + m₂)/2m₁. m₂. g

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The resultant of two equal forces P making an angle θ, is given by

A. 2P sinθ/2

B. 2P cosθ/2

C. 2P tanθ/2

D. 2P cotθ/2

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Whenever a force acts on a body and the body undergoes a displacement, then

A. Work is said to be done

B. Power is being transmitted

C. Body has kinetic energy of translation

D. None of these

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Moment of inertia of a hollow circular section, as shown in the below figure about X-axis, is

A. π/16 (D² - d²)

B. π/16 (D³ - d³)

C. π/32 (D⁴ - d⁴)

D. π/64 (D⁴ - d⁴)

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Coefficient of friction is the

A. Angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction

B. Ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

C. The friction force acting when the body is just about to move

D. The friction force acting when the body is in motion

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lift the load is given by (where W = Load lifted, α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction.)

A. P = W tan (α - φ)

B. P = W tan (α + φ)

C. P = W tan (φ - α)

D. P = W cos (α + φ)

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The centre of percussion of a solid cylinder of radius r resting on a horizontal plane will be

A. r/2

B. 2r/3

C. r/A

D. 3r/2

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If three forces acting in one plane upon a rigid body, keep it in equilibrium, then they must either

A. Meet in a point

B. Be all parallel

C. At least two of them must meet

D. All the above are correct

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If a suspended body is struck at the centre of percussion, then the pressure on die axis passing through the point of suspension will be

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. Infinity

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The law of the machine is (where P = Effort applied to lift the load, m = A constant which is equal to the slope of the line, W = Load lifted, and C = Another constant which represents the machine friction.)

A. P = mW - C

B. P = m/W + C

C. P = mW + C

D. P = C - mW

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The power developed by a body acted upon by a torque T Newton metre (N - m) and revolving at ω radian/s is given by

A. T.ω (in watts)

B. T.ω/60 (in watts)

C. T.ω/75 (in kilowatts)

D. T.ω/4500 (in kilowatts)

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Efficiency of a screw jack is given by (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction.)

A. tan(α + φ)/tanα

B. tanα/tan (α + φ)

C. tan(α - φ)/tanα

D. None of these

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The possible loading in various members of framed structures are

A. Compression or tension

B. Buckling or shear

C. Shear or tension

D. All of the above

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According to law of triangle of forces

A. Three forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium

B. Three forces acting at a point can be represented by a triangle, each side being proportional to force

C. If three forces acting upon a particle are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium

D. If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

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The ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction is known as

A. Coefficient of friction

B. Angle of friction

C. Angle of repose

D. Sliding friction

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The motion of a particle round a fixed axis is

A. Translatory

B. Rotary

C. Circular

D. Translatory as well as rotary

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The mechanical advantage of a lifting machine is the ratio of

A. Distance moved by effort to the distance moved by load

B. Load lifted to the effort applied

C. Output to the input

D. All of the above

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Mass moment of inertia of a thin rod about its one end is __________ the mass moment of inertia of the same rod about its midpoint

A. Same as

B. Twice

C. Thrice

D. Four times

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According to Lamis theorem

A. The three forces must be equal

B. The three forces must be at 120° to each other

C. The three forces must be in equilibrium

D. If the three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, then each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two

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Two forces are acting at an angle of 120°. The bigger force is 40 N and the resultant is perpendicular to the smaller one. The smaller force is

A. 20 N

B. 40 N

C. 120 N

D. None of these

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The friction experienced by a body, when at rest, is known as

A. Static friction

B. Dynamic friction

C. Limiting friction

D. Coefficient of friction

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The efficiency of a lifting machine is the ratio of

A. Output to the input

B. Work done by the machine to the work done on the machine

C. Mechanical advantage to the velocity ratio

D. All of the above

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Which of the following is an equation of linear motion? (where, u and v = Initial and final velocity of the body, a = Acceleration of the body, and s = Displacement of the body in time t seconds.)

A. v = u + a.t

B. s = u.t + ½ a.t2

C. v2 = u2 + 2a.s

D. All of these